Table 1.

Characteristics of dialysis in Spain, 2018

Characteristic
Number of patients on dialysis, n (per million population)	27,998 (5994)
Percentage of patients on home dialysis (%)	5.2
Dialysis sessions: covered by insurance vs patient pays	100% covered by the National Health System
Dialysis units: hospital based or freestanding	Both
Dialysis units: economic model	Private, mostly for profit.
	Public, none for profit.
Reimbursement per hemodialysis sessiona	Variable according the autonomous community, no fixed rate for all of Spain
Dialysis delivery staff	Only dialysis nurses
Nurse to patient ratio in the dialysis unitsa	1:4–1:5
Hemodialysis session length (min)	≥240 for most patients
Frequency that patient is seen by a nephrologist	Each hemodialysis session
Vascular access for hemodialysis (%) b
Arteriovenous fistula	65
Arteriovenous graft	6
Central vein catheter	29

^aSee the text.

^bSee reference (9).